FALL HAS COME TO KATERINI

  Summer has officially finished in Katerini and the clouds are beginning to settle over Northern Greece for the fall and winter season. In fact, the weather is similar to what I experienced… Continue reading →

MY RELATIONSHIPS WITH BENEFICIARIES IN A NEW CONTEXT

  Many friends and family back in the US have noticed a distinct difference in the way I discuss (or don’t discuss) my work with refugees since moving to Greece, as opposed to… Continue reading →

YEAR EIGHT

  Yesterday the Syrian Civil War entered its 8th year. More than 465,000 Syrians have been killed in the fighting. Over a million have been injured. Over 12 million people (half of the… Continue reading →

FOREIGNERS IN THEIR MIDST

  So much has changed since my last trip to Katerini in February. PERICHORESIS, the church-affiliated non-profit that I will be working with here, now has three separate programs all running simultaneously with… Continue reading →

ANOTHER FAMILY

i have found my second home at heidelberg university. it is here that i found the tight-knit close community that everyone in my small hometown always talked about, but i never truly experienced.… Continue reading →